John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Eart, a former US senator, and a war hero, has died after being hospitalized for more than a week, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Glenn, 95, was at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State...Show More Summary

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Fitbit, the popular fitness wearable manufacturer, is close to purchasing the software assets of smartwatch startup...Show More Summary

Samsung says it will issue a software update to remaining Galaxy Note 7 phones that causes the devices to stop working.
The move, which was announced Friday, comes months after the company decided to stop making the phone amid reports that it might overheat and explode. Show More Summary

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A designer has created a vehicle that challenges everything you thought you knew about cars.
Joey Ruiter has completely redesigned what a car should look like with the Consumer concept car.
He said: "The aim is to dismiss as many conventions...Show More Summary

Invented by Winson Tam, Ruggie is a talking alarm clock that forces you to get out of bed and stand on the mat to turn it off.
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Email is massive and unavoidable. You usually can't afford to get it wrong. But recently, I had the urge to try something new.
Google’s Gmail works fine, but, like Facebook, it’s long been “that thing I use because it’s a thing I use,...Show More Summary

London startup Onfido has poached another senior Google employee.
The company, which helps businesses like car sharing platform BlaBlaCar to verify that their customers are who they say they are, announced this week that it has hired...Show More Summary

I'm pretty conservative when it comes to the apps I keep on my phone: If I don't use an app at least once a week, it gets axed.
Part of the reason is because I don't have much of a choice — 16 GB of storage fills up quickly.
But I also want my phone to be as useful as possible and to be clutter-free. Show More Summary

There is now an ironing board that is able to flip 360 degrees so you can iron both sides of your shirts with ease.
The Flippr is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter and it has already made over six times its goal.
The company behind Flippr...Show More Summary

Xiaomi, the "Apple of China," is expected to announce an electric vehicle on Monday.
The Chinese technology company has published a teaser on social media advertising an announcement on December 12.
The Chinese-language post includes...Show More Summary